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To get a taste of Southern hospitality, there’s no better place to visit than Charleston, S.C. As a onetime resident and frequent visitor to the “Holy City” — so named for the abundance of church steeples that dot the skyline — there is never a bad time to explore the many treasures hidden in plain sight. Upcoming events this season ...

Courtesy NYRP Brooklyn firm Bade Stageberg Cox won with a proposal for two rusted-steel pavilions looking out over a small cove in the river. Bette Midler is floating another big idea for the Harlem River. The New York Restoration project, founded by the Divine Miss M, has been managing Inwood’s 15-acre Sherman Creek Park for 17 years. Now the nonprofit ...

Pantene Philippines via YouTube Pantene’s commercial, which takes on hypocrisy in the workplace, has more than 3 million views on YouTube and has gained some influential fans. A Pantene commercial from the Philippines that takes on gender stereotypes in the workplace has caught the attention of a woman who knows a thing or two about the subject. On Saturday, Sheryl ...

Guy Aroch for Lancaster Model Karlie Kloss hails a cab for a new ad from Lancaster Paris. The French accessories brand has hired the American model as the face of their latest campaign. Shot by fashion photographer Guy Aroch, the latest campaign from Lancaster features Victoria’s Secret sensation and general fashion star Karlie Kloss. Guy ArocH/ Lancaster A beauty even ...

Craig Warga/Bloomberg Owners of single-family homes, condos and co-ops are eligible for a $ 300 property tax break, but 250,000 households in New York City have failed to sign up for it. New York City homeowners had better catch up on their paperwork — or they’ll risk losing $ 75 million in tax breaks, a new report warned Monday. A ...

Apple The iPad Air has a sleek exterior that borrows from the iPad Mini and a new processor — and it’ll be hard to beat this holiday season. It’s no longer revolutionary, and it’s no longer alone. But, somehow, Apple’s newest iPad, the iPad Air, remains the finest tablet in an increasingly crowded, increasingly confusing market. The company that began ...

Mogam Rendering of West Tremont Senior Residences, under construction on a former brownfield at W. Tremont and Grand Aves. in Morris Heights A new development meant for low-income pensioners has broken ground in Morris Heights, promising to turn a derelict patch of overgrown grass into a badly needed asset. The West Tremont Senior Residences (rendering, inset) will provide affordable housing ...

Scott Campbell/Getty Images Susan Boyle in her dressing room at the Music Hall on July 4 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Susan Boyle revealed she has Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism. The Scottish singer who shot to worldwide fame in 2009 with her jaw-dropping performance on “Britain’s Got Talent” was diagnosed last year but has now decided to reveal her news publicly ...

PGile/Getty Images/iStockphoto Frozen porcupines, gazelles, bats and caterpillars were all heading for the dining table. It hardly sounds like a Paris fine dining experience. Police who raided an “exotic food shop” in the French capital this week found it stuffed with gazelles, bats, caterpillars and five frozen porcupines — all destined for the dining table. RELATED: LION TACOS A HIT ...

Eugene Gurevich/Getty Images/Hemera/Getty Images/Hemera Will traffic jams be a thing of the past one day? Fewer people are driving to work, and many young professionals are choosing not to own a car at all, a new study says. Americans in most major U.S. urban areas are driving less, and in some cases a lot less, due to improvements in technology ...